Profile
Dr Zhang is an Associate Consultant with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He graduated from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and completed his orthopaedic training and dual sub-specialty fellowship trainings at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK. He specialises in complex extremity trauma as well as shoulder and elbow surgeries, ranging from joint stabilisation, preservation, to reconstruction techniques. His interests also lie in upper limb reconstruction, shoulder and elbow arthroscopic surgery, tendon/ligament/rotator cuff repairs and complex primary arthroplasties. Additionally, Dr Zhang runs a general orthopaedic, trauma, shoulder, and elbow clinic at CGH.
Dr Zhang qualified as a fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2018 and is active in research and contributing articles to major orthopaedic publications. He holds various teaching faculty roles and is dedicated to evidence-based medicine, as well as mentoring the next generation of surgeons.
Education
- MIPD Ed, 2021
- FAMS, 2019
- FRCS Ed Ortho, 2018
- MMEd Ortho, 2015
- MRCS Ed, 2010
- MBBS, 2008
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Singapore (2020 – Present)
- Fellow, Chapter of Orthopaedic Surgeons, College of Surgeons, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (2018 – Present)
- Member, Singapore Orthopaedic Association (2018 – Present)
- Senior Clinical Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK (2020 – 2021)
- Member and Faculty, AO Trauma Foundation (2019 – 2022)
- Associate Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (2018 – 2020)
- Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU (2018 – 2019)
- Clinical Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS (2015 – 2019)
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Awards
- The Commendation Medal, National Awards (COVID-19), 2022
- TTSH Subacute Covid-19 Treatment Facility @ Ren Ci Community Hospital, NHG Team Recognition Awards (COVID-19), 2022
- Certificate of Appreciation, TTSH COVID-Treatment Facility @Renci, 2021
- Letter of Appreciation, TTSH COVID-Treatment Facility @Renci, 2021
- COVID-19 Public Service Recognition Award, 2020
- Resilience Medal, Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency Housing Task Force, 2020
- Certificate of Appreciation, MINDEF, National Day Parade 2019
- Certificate of Commendation, Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (Ops Swift Lion), 2015
- Singapore Young Investigator Award, Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2013
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Publications
- Zhang J, Ng N, Scott C, Blyth M, Haddad F, Macpherson GJ, Patton JT, Clement ND. (2022). Robotic-arm assisted versus manual unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the MAKO robotic system. Bone Joint J 2022;104-B(5):541–548. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.104B5.BJJ-2021-1506.R1. [JIF 5.082]
- Zhang J, Chua QHA, Shen XRM, Ananthan J, Teoh T, Tan NG. (2022). A Systematic Implementation of Telemedicine in Singapore’s COVID-19 Community Recovery Facilities. Telemedicine and e-Health. Epub DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0466. [JIF 3.536]
- Gan L, Fan P, Zhang J, Nolte H, Friedl K, Nindl B, Lee J. (2021). Changes in energy balance, body composition, metabolic profile and physical performance in a 62-day Army Ranger training in a hot-humid environment. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports. 2021:25(1);P89-94. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams2021.08.005. [JIF 4.319]
- Zhang J, Ndou WS, Ng N, Gaston P, Simpson PM, Macpherson GL, Patton JT, Clement ND. (2021). Robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty is associated with improved accuracy and patient reported outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-021-06464 [JIF 4.342]
- Zhang, J., Tan Y.B., Lie, D.T.T. (2020). Outcomes of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Stiff Shoulders are Comparable to Non-stiff Shoulders when Combined with Manipulation Under Anaesthesia. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 36(12);2954-2961. [JIF 4.772]
- Zhang J, Yam M, Chua TH (2020). Adapting to the “New Normal” in Orthopedic Trauma. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 49(8):611-615. [JIF 2.473]
- Zhang, J., Tan, M. & Kwek, E.B.K. (2017). Outcomes of coronoid-first repair in terrible triad injuries of the elbow. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 137, 1239–1245. [JIF 2.950]
- Zhang J, Ang ML, Kwek E.B.K. (2015). Who will walk again? Effects of Rehabilitation on the Ambulatory Status in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 6(3):168-72. [JIF 1.871]
- Ming Li Leonard Ho, Jonathan Zhao Min Lim, Zhang J, Mian Yi Tan, Adrian Chong Beng Tan. (2016). Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission by a tripartite medical team led by the Singapore Armed Forces after the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Singapore Med J. 57(8): 426-431. [JIF 1.858]
- Ker Kan Tan, Choon-Chiet Hong, Zhang J, Jody Liu, Richard Sim. (2011). Predictors of Outcome Following Surgery in Colonic Perforation: An Institution’s Experience Over 6 Years. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 15(2):277-84. [JIF 3.452]
- Ker Kan Tan, Choon-Chiet Hong, Zhang J, Jody Liu, Richard Sim. (2010). Surgery for perforated colorectal malignancy in an Asian population: An institution's experience over 5 years. International Journal of Colorectal Disease 25(8):989-95. [JIF 2.120]
- Ker Kan Tan, Zhang J, Jody L, Richard Sim. (2009). Right Colonic Perforation in an Asian Population: Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 13(12):2252-9. [JIF 3.452]
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